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2022-11-11 21:22
Iranian envoy faults military intervention for situation in Afghanistan
TEHRAN- Iran's ambassador and permanent representative to the United Nations has underscored that the status quo in Afghanistan is the outcome of foreign military intervention in the country with the ostensible goals of battling terrorism and establishing democracy to the war-ravaged nation.
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2022-11-06 12:05
Tehran’s foreign policy decisions are based on wisdom, deputy FM says
TEHRAN – Iran’s deputy foreign minister for political affairs said on Saturday that Iran’s policies are based on “wisdom”.
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2022-10-19 19:25
Iran, Pakistan hold talks on Afghanistan
TEHRAN- Iranian Foreign Minister Amir Abdollahian met on Tuesday with Pakistan's Special Representative for Afghanistan, Mohammad Sadiq Khan, to discuss the current situation in Afghanistan and the recent developments.
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2022-10-19 09:07
U.S. social media warfare
TEHRAN- Recently the United States was caught red-handed, once again, over another of its fake social media campaigns aimed at spreading disinformation through different social platforms intended to trigger unrest, sedition, violence and ultimately regime change in other countries.
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2022-10-14 20:00
Afghan Airlines resumes flights to Iran after one-year halt
TEHRAN –Afghanistan’s flag carrier Ariana Afghan Airlines resumed its flights to Tehran on Wednesday following a year of suspension, ISNA reported on Friday.
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2022-10-01 20:11
By Saeed Azimi
Taliban must step up, take responsibility for its citizens’ lives
TEHRAN — A suicide blast at an education institute in Kabul on Friday morning killed 32 people and wounded 40, police said. Most of the casualties were said to be young women.
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2022-09-28 21:33
Situation in Afghanistan challenging after Taliban takeover: Iran
TEHRAN – Iran has said that the situation in Afghanistan remains challenging a year after the Taliban overthrew the U.S.-backed government in Kabul.
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2022-09-13 22:43
Inclusive govt. vital to win back peace for Afghanistan: Iran FM
TEHRAN- Establishing an inclusive government in Afghanistan has been emphasized as one of the main requirements to restore peace and stability throughout the country, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian has said.
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2022-09-06 21:48
Iran denounces Kabul blast that kills two Russian diplomats
TEHRAN— Nasser Kanaani, spokesman for Iran's Foreign Ministry, has harshly denounced the terrorist attack outside Russia's embassy in Kabul, which murdered two Russian diplomats and a number of Afghans.
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2022-09-05 19:39
‘90% of world's opium coming from Afghanistan is a very serious threat’
TEHRAN - Eskandar Momeni, the director of anti-narcotics police headquarters, has said it is a very serious threat that around 90 percent of the world's opium comes from Afghanistan.
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2022-09-03 21:54
Iran denounces Herat mosque blast, promises to aid Afghanistan in battle on terrorism
TEHRAN- Iran has vehemently denounced a terrorist assault at a mosque in Herat, Afghanistan, which left 18 people dead. Tehran has pledged its support for Afghans in their struggle against terrorism.
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2022-09-03 20:00
‘Hidden hands’ seem to block water from Helmand to Hamoun
TEHRAN – The chief of the Department of Environment has said it seems that hidden hands are in place to prevent the flow of water from the Helmand River in Afghanistan toward the Hamoun Wetland in Iran.
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2022-08-20 14:22
Bombing at evening prayers in Kabul kills 21
A bombing at a mosque in Afghanistan’s capital Kabul during evening prayers on Wednesday killed at least 21 people, including a prominent cleric, and wounded at least 33, police said. Several children were reported to be among the wounded.
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2022-08-15 21:33
U.S. pushed Afghanistan into destruction during 20 years: Iran’s special envoy
TEHRAN- The Iranian president’s special envoy on Afghanistan affairs, Hassan Kazemi Qomi, has underlined that Americans occupied Afghanistan for 20 years and drove it toward oblivion by destroying all its infrastructure.
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2022-08-15 21:20
The woes America left behind in Afghanistan
TEHRAN – Last year this month, Army Major General Christopher T. Donahue went down in history as the last American soldier to depart Afghanistan. He boarded a C-17 at Kabul Airport under cover of night in what has been widely seen as another Saigon moment.
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2022-08-14 21:28
Afghanistan crisis rooted in reliance on U.S.
TEHRAN— August 15, 2021 marks a turning point in Afghanistan, as the Taliban took over the city of Kabul and overthrew a corrupt president, named Ashraf Ghani who relied heavily on the United States.
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2022-08-13 20:06
Tehran, Kabul mull cooperation against ‘common enemy’
TEHRAN – Two civilians were killed Saturday in a blast that rocked the Dasht-e-Barchi neighborhood of Kabul a day after Daesh killed a prominent Afghan cleric in the Afghan capital.
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2022-08-13 14:46
Iran, Taliban call for security cooperation to fight Daesh: special envoy
TEHRAN – The Iranian special envoy for Afghanistan has hailed his recent constructive meetings with the Taliban officials, saying the two countries have stressed the need for close interaction in the fight against Daesh (ISIS/ISIL), Tasnim reported on Saturday.
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2022-08-08 17:43
Helmand water flows from Afghanistan into Iran
TEHRAN – Afghanistan has released water from the border Helmand River toward Iran, Hassan Kazemi Qomi, the Iranian special envoy for Afghanistan, has said.
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2022-08-08 14:19
Iran renews call for inclusive govt in Afghanistan as it remembers diplomats martyred in 1988
TEHRAN — Iran’s Foreign Ministry issued a statement early on Monday marking the anniversary of the killing of Iranian diplomats in Mazar-i-Sharif.
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2022-08-02 11:56
Biden says al-Qaeda leader al-Zawahiri killed in airstrike in Afghanistan
U.S. President Joe Biden said in a report aired on TV on Monday that al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri has been killed in a CIA drone strike on a residential area in Kabul, Afghanistan's capital.
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2022-08-01 22:20
Our expectations from Afghan brothers not fulfilled yet, Tehran says
Iran confirms probable new round of nuclear talks
TEHRAN — The Iranian foreign ministry confirmed on Monday that a new round of talks between Iran and P4+1 may be held soon.
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2022-08-01 22:19
Iran to form joint committee with Taliban to prevent border clashes: envoy
TEHRAN – Hassan Kazemi Qomi, the Iranian special envoy for Afghanistan, has said that a meeting was held with the Taliban defense officials in the wake of the recent border clashes during which it was agreed to form a joint committee to prevent the recurrence of border clashes.
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2022-08-01 22:10
Iran-Taliban border clashes can be prevented
TEHRAN – The unfamiliarity of the Taliban forces with the nuances of border issues has once again caused completely preventable clashes on the border with Iran, which has so far exercised restraint to contain the situation.
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2022-07-24 21:39
Involving all ethnicities only solution to Afghanistan problem: envoy
TEHRAN – Hassan Kazemi Qomi, Iran’s special envoy for Afghanistan, has said that forming a government inclusive of all ethnic groups in Afghanistan is the only solution to the current situation in the country.
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2022-07-23 19:27
Afghanistan does not buy into Helmand water right: DOE chief
TEHRAN – Department of Environment Chief Ali Salagheqeh has said Afghan officials do not accept the truth about Iran’s water right from the border Helmand River.
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2022-07-22 21:19
We won’t take any deal on the table, Amir Abdollahian says
UAE, Kuwait to send ambassadors to Tehran
TEHRAN — In a live talk show aired late Thursday, Iran’s foreign minister discussed a broad range of issues, from Iran’s good neighborliness policy to the ongoing sanctions-removal negotiations.
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2022-07-20 21:13
Iran envoy for Afghanistan travels to Pakistan: report
TEHRAN - Iran’s special envoy for Afghanistan, Hassan Kazemi Qomi, is paying a visit to neighboring Pakistan for talks on Afghanistan, Pakistani media said.
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2022-07-20 18:03
“Drowning in Holy Water” wins Golden Global Award for best film at Malaysian festival
TEHRAN – “Drowning in Holy Water”, a drama on Afghan migration, was picked as best film at the 5th Malaysia Golden Global Awards, the organizers of the Malaysia International Film Festival announced on Tuesday.
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2022-07-12 18:44
“Drowning in Holy Water” receives three nominations at Malaysia Golden Global Awards 2022
TEHRAN – The Iran-Afghanistan co-production “Drowning in Holy Water” has received nominations in three categories including best film at the 5th Malaysia Golden Global Awards, which are presented at the closing ceremony of the Malaysia International Film Festival.